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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RtTLES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sectlong well filled, combe straight, firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides, the combs unsolled by travel-stain or 

 otherwise; all the cells sealed except an occasional one, the 

 outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood; combs straight; one-eighth part of comb surface 

 soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled; the outside sur- 

 face of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells next to 

 the wood; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. «.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled and 

 sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey Is to be classified according to 

 color, using the terms white, amber, and dark; that is, there 

 win be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



The prices listed below are Intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, the average market prices at which honey and 

 beeswax are selling at the time of the report in the city men- 

 tioned. Unless otherwise stated, this is the price at which 

 sales are being made by commission merchants or by produc- 

 ers direct, to the retail merchant. When sales are made by 

 commission merchants, the usual commission (from five to ten 

 per cent) cartage, and freight will be deducted, and in addi- 

 tion there is often a charge for storage by the commission 

 merchant. When sales are made by the producer direct to 

 the retailer, commission and storage and other charges, are 

 eliminated. Sales made to wholesale houses are usually about 

 ten per cent less than those to retail merchants. 



INDIANAPOLIS.— Demand for best grade Of extracted 

 honey is good, while comb honey is meeting with slow 

 sales. Very little honey is being offered by produc- 

 ers, and jobbers are carrying a very limited stock. 

 Bottled goods in groceries find slow sales, which can 

 be attributed to dull times; but there is another rea- 

 son—many bottlers are making the mistake of putting 

 out inferior goods. Jobbers are offering the following 

 prices, delivered here: No. 1 and fancy comb, 16 to 17; 

 extracted white clover, 9 to 10; amber in barrels, slow 

 at 6 to 6V2. Beeswax, 28 cents cash or 30 cents in ex- 

 change for merchandise. Walter S. Poudeb. 



Mar. 7. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Cincinnati.— There has been very little demand 

 for honey the past month. We do not look for a good 

 trade until business in general revives and things all 

 around don a more cheerful air. We quote amber ex- 

 tracted honey at from 6 to 7^ according to the quali- 

 ty and quantity purchased. Finer grades of extract- 

 ed honey sell at 8 to 10 cents. Comb honey is moving 

 very slowly. There is simply no demand for it. We 

 are asking from 16 to 18, according to the quality and 

 quantity. For good to choice yellow beeswax we are 

 paying 30 cts. per lb. cash, and 32 in trade. 



The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Feb. 29. Cincinnati, O. 



Philadelphia.— Since the holidays honey has been 

 moving very slowly, both comb and extracted, with a 

 very few arrivals from out of town. Comb honey has 

 declined in price, while extracted honey keeps up 

 fairly wpII, with demand about equal to the supply. 

 We quote : Fancy white comb honey, 16 ; No. 1 comb 

 honey, 15 ; amber and off grades, 12 to 13; fancy white 

 in 60-lb. cans, in a small way, 9 to 9H : ambers in cans 

 or barrels, according to grade and quality, sell from 7 

 cents up. Beeswax. 28. We are producers of honey, 

 and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Sblsbr, 



Feb. 28. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia. 



Denver.- The demand for comb honey is lighter 

 than usual at this time of year, while the trade in ex- 

 tracted is fairly good. We quote No. 1 white, per case 

 of 34 sections. $3 2.5 ; No. 1 light amber, $3.10 ; No. 2, 

 $2.75 to $2 90 ; No. 1 white extracted, 9 to 10 ; light am- 

 ber extracted, 8 to 9 ; strained, 6?i to 7^. We pay 25 

 cts. per lb. for clean yellow wax delivered here. 

 The Colorado Honey- producers' Ass'n, 



March 3. F. Rauchf ass, Mgr., Denver. 



Cincinnati.— The market on comb honey is very 

 dull There is no demand. We quote white clover at 

 16 ; extracted amber, fair demand at 6 to 6!^ ; water- 

 white sage, brisk at 9^ to 10. Beeswax is selling 

 slowly at $33 00 per 100 lbs. C. H. W. Weber, 



Feb. 29. Cincinnati, O. 



Do we handle Good Hives 



Do we handle good — SAY ! Just read this letter for an answer to that question : 



Central Tennessee Bee-keepers' Association 



Franklin, Tenn., March 2, 1908. 

 The Fred W. Muth Co., Cincinnati, O. 



Bear Sii's:—The hives and supplies I ordered from you came promptly to hand, and I 

 have been busy the past week nailing them up. I must say this is the best lot of supplies it has 

 ever been my lot to handle. IViey could not be surpassed in quality of lumber or accuracy of 

 cutting. I am particularly pleased with the MUTH SPECIAL HIVE. It comes nearer being 

 the ideal hive than any other I have ever seen. 



Thanking you for the prompt and efficient manner in which the order was filled, I remain 



Yours very truly, J. M. Buchanan, Secretary. 



Unsolicited— right off the Reel of Appreciation! That's the way we get our testimonials— no 

 framed-up requests— customers feel they have to tell us how good we treat them— that's all. 

 Read that letter again, and send for our free catalog of Bee Supplies. 



IUIll4l<l OmA^^S^^I US«f«%^ cost no more than any other style of Dovetailed hives, 

 llf I Ull I wUwClfll niV6S hut they're worth 99 per cent more than we ask. The 

 . 1^ cover and bottom are absolutely warp-proof, and, in 



addition, there is a honey-board whereby a Porter bee-escape can be placed to take off honey without a 

 sting. 



Confidentially, we buy and sell as much honey as any other firm in the business. Tliafs going some! We handle every 

 thing the bee-keeper ought to have, an d at right prices. Let us prove it to you. 



THE FRED W. MUTH COMPANY 



51 WALNUT STREET 



the busy bee-men 



CINCINNATI, OHIO 



